I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous and I never dreamt I would be famous.
Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent.
There's more pressure to be famous for being yourself than if you're being a character.
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.
When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.
If you want to be a rock star or just be famous then run down the street naked you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood then play play play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be.
A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.
I served the famous professors and scholars and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me.